NEWS RELEASE
CONTACT: Bob Fraser
rfraser@santarosa.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Largest professional judging of American wine concluded today in Sonoma County

Cloverdale, CA -- January 13, 2006 -- The largest professional judging of American wine concluded today in Sonoma County, California. Fifty-five professional wine judges from throughout the United States evaluated over 3,300 wines at the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds in Sonoma County, California.

Complete results are online at www.wineiudging.com. A public tasting of the medal winners will be held at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on February 25,2006. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com and additional information is posted at www.wineiudging.com.